netdev - Re: [PATCH 10/11] netpoll: rx optimization

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Date:	Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:00:27 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	satyam@...radead.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/11] netpoll: rx optimization

From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:43:24 -0700

> This patch makes netpoll work for non-NAPI devices that call
> netif_receive_skb. Devices are allowed to call netif_receive_skb
> if they are receiving packets in softirq (ie in tasklet).
> One side effect of this is that received packets will be looked
> at twice for the non-NAPI case, but this is harmless.
> 
> Move the locking out of the inline hook and into the internal
> function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>

This one looks OK but it no longer applied, please respin.

Thanks.
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